noun
- A genus of gram-negative bacteria that are obligate intracellular parasites, commonly causing infections in humans and animals.
Usage: medical/scientific term; plural form; singular is chlamydia; used in medical and biological contexts
Examples
- Chlamydiae are responsible for several sexually transmitted infections in humans.
- The laboratory identified chlamydiae in the patient's respiratory sample.
- Different species of chlamydiae can cause eye infections, pneumonia, and urogenital diseases.
- Antibiotic treatment is effective against most chlamydiae infections when diagnosed early.
- Chlamydiae require living host cells to reproduce and cannot survive outside the body for long periods.